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| Water Resources & Water Quality |
| September 2009 |
Idaho-Developed Mapping Method Garners Prestigious Award
Using Landsat imagery supplied by the U.S. Geological Survey in combination with ground-based water data, the Idaho Department of Water Resources and the University of Idaho developed a novel method to create water-use maps that are accurate to the scale of individual fields.
Idaho-Developed Mapping Method Garners Prestigious Award
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| September 2009 |
EPA Releases List of Priority Drinking Water Contaminants for Regulatory Consideration
EPA is releasing its third list of drinking water contaminants that are known or anticipated to occur in public water systems and may require regulation. EPA will continue to evaluate and collect data on the contaminants, and determine by 2013 for some of them whether or not to propose drinking water regulations.
EPA Releases List of Priority Drinking Water Contaminants for Regulatory Consideration
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| September 2009 |
Governor Corzine Announces More Than $200 Million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Funds for Clean Water and Drinking Projects
New Jersey Governor Jon S. Corzine announced that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved more than $200 million in recovery act funds for approximately 60 clean water and drinking projects. Additional funding announcements are expected in the future. The Governor also announced the start of a $4.3 million project to update the water delivery system in Atlantic City.
Governor Corzine Announces More Than $200 Million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Funds for Clean Water and Drinking Projects
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| September 2009 |
How Safe Is Your Water?
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Environmental Protection Agency, reports of Americans falling ill from drinking tap water are rare, and mostly involve people who are already in frail health. But it is not known how many people suffer unreported stomach upsets from bacterial contamination, or even more serious problems, like long-term exposure to contaminants like lead, from drinking tap water.
How Safe Is Your Water?
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| Site Characterization |
| September 2009 |
EPA Studies Identify Techniques for Critical Leak Testing Prior to Soil-Vapor Sampling
Researchers at EPA’s National Risk Management Research Laboratory (NRMRL) in Ada, OK, are developing quality assurance (QA) measures for soil-gas and sub-slab sampling methods that help differentiate contaminant vapors due to vapor intrusion from background sources. These QA measures can be used in the field to leak test boreholes, which NRMRL recommends always precede soil-gas sampling, until the integrity of a borehole is well established.
EPA Studies Identify Techniques for Critical Leak Testing Prior to Soil-Vapor Sampling
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| Site Remediation |
| September 2009 |
New technology cleans up Visalia Superfund 100 years ahead of schedule
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s dynamic underground stripping technology was instrumental in cleaning up Southern California Edison’s Visalia Pole Yard, which is scheduled to be taken off the Environmental Protection Agency's Superfund list soon. The Lab-developed steam-cleaning technology not only cleaned the site more than 100 years sooner than originally estimated, but also saved millions of dollars.
New technology cleans up Visalia Superfund 100 years ahead of schedule
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| September 2009 |
Air Force, EPA to clean up McGuire
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Air Force have agreed to clean up a Superfund site at the McGuire Air Force Base. The clean-up primarily involves a number of old landfill sites and fire suppression training sites scattered around the perimeter of the 3,500-acre air base in Burlington County, New Jersey.
Air Force, EPA to clean up McGuire
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| Environmental Law and Regulations |
| September 2009 |
New Regulatory Update on EPA Groundwater Memo
The EPA recently released a policy memorandum which provides a summary of key existing EPA CERCLA policies for groundwater restoration. The memo includes a compilation of groundwater policies to assist EPA Regions in making groundwater restoration decisions pursuant to CERCLA and the NCP. The memo addresses the appropriate role of institutional controls, remedial action cleanup levels, and whether CERCLA action is warranted, in addition to several other topics.
New Regulatory Update on EPA Groundwater Memo
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| September 2009 |
EPA Finalizes the Nation’s First Greenhouse Gas Reporting System/Monitoring to begin in 2010
Beginning in January of 2010, EPA will require large emitters of greenhouse gases (GHGs) to begin collecting emissions data in accordance with a new reporting system. Reports will be required annually, and the largest GHG emitters will be required to submit reports to EPA for the 2010 calendar year beginning in 2011. The new program will cover approximately 85 percent of the nation’s GHG emissions and apply to roughly 10,000 facilities.
EPA Finalizes the Nation’s First Greenhouse Gas Reporting System/Monitoring to begin in 2010
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| GIS and Data Management |
| May 2009 |
Mass. Putting Final Touches on Ocean Planning Map
As the nation increasingly looks to its oceans for energy, Massachusetts is putting the final touches on a vast regulatory map designed to plot out where wind farms, and other offshore projects, can be located in its coastal waters. Rather than dealing with future proposals in a piecemeal manner, Massachusetts decided to create an ocean map with hard boundaries isolating development areas. Other states, including California, have laws in place to create marine conservation areas, but Massachusetts' law is more comprehensive. A draft version of the map is set to be unveiled July 1 with a final version in place by January 2010.
Mass. Putting Final Touches on Ocean Planning Map
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| August 2008 |
Toxics Targeting Develops New Web Map Application
Toxics Targeting has built a new free web map application on their website, maps.toxicstargeting.com/, to inform clients residing in New York State about the locations of underground hazards near their neighborhoods and schools. The application is hosted by www.MapServing.com, and was recently highlighted in the New York Times and Ithaca Times.
Toxics Targeting Develops New Web Map Application
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| February 2008 |
MapServing Press Release
www.MapServing.com, the internet's best place for GIS users to easily, quickly, and securely share their map projects announces their enhanced internet map-hosting service. MapServing’s intuitive web-based user interface makes it very easy for users to get their maps online quickly to share with clients and colleagues allowing them to easily interact directly with your GIS project(s).
MapServing Press Release
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| Groundwater Modeling |
| August 2009 |
Las Vegas pipeline delayed under water agreement
Many areas in the western United States are prone to water availability problems. Las Vegas, Nevada is not free from these problems. Since 2004, Las Vegas has been trying to build a pipeline from the Utah/Nevada border to Las Vegas. This pipeline which would supply water to the city, has been the focus of disputes between the two states. The two states have reached an agreement that postpones the building of the pipeline until 2019. The 10 year postponement would allow further studies of the impacts to the border area of such a pipeline.
Las Vegas pipeline delayed under water agreement
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| August 2009 |
Space Images Forewarn of Indian Groundwater Crisis
Using data from the Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) and hydrologic modeling, scientists have been able to estimate groundwater depletion in areas of India. This is done using GRACE’s 2 satellites which measure gravitation forces. Study results indicate that India is depleting its groundwater resources faster than anticipated.
Space Images Forewarn of Indian Groundwater Crisis
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| July 2009 |
Feds Document Shrinking San Joaquin Valley Aquifer
The groundwater levels in the San Joaquin Valley have reportedly declined by 400 feet since 1961 – an amount equal to 60 million acre-feet which is enough water to supply water to every California household for a period of 10 years. This is particularly evident during drought years such as the present conditions. The USGS has been asked to monitor water levels in the area and work on a numerical model. The model can be used to determine the best locations for artificial recharge and groundwater banking projects. This model is projected to be used has a planning tool.
Feds Document Shrinking San Joaquin Valley Aquifer
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